PHOTO/VIDEO PERMISSION
Please refer to our
PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY for further details
Permission form for photographs and videos
Background information
Photographs and videos are classified as ‘personal information’ under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
The purpose of this permission form is to:
• notify parents/guardians as to who will be permitted to take photographs/videos, where these will be taken and how they will be used.
• comply with the privacy legislation in relation to all photographs/videos taken at the service, whether by the Approved Provider, Nominated Supervisor, Persons in Day-to-Day Charge, educators, staff, parents/guardians, volunteers or students on placement
• enable photographs/videos of children to be taken as part of the program delivered by the service, whether group photos, videos or photos at special events and excursions etc.
PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOS TAKEN BY STAFF:
Staff at the service may take photographs/videos of children as part of the program. These may be displayed at the service, included in the service's Fortnightly Diary or the Centre's Learning Program records or for any other purpose aligned to the service’s day to day work with children.
Some staff may also use individual or group learning journals in which photographs are included.
When the photographs/videos are no longer being used, the service will destroy them if they are no longer required, or otherwise store them securely at the service. It is important to note that while the service can nominate the use and disposal of photographs they organise, the service has no control over those photographs taken by parents/guardians of children attending the service program or activity without the express permission of the service.
PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOS FOR USE IN NEWSPAPERS, KEW AND NORTH BALWYN PLAYCENTRE WEBSITE AND OTHER EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS:
The permission of parents/guardians of children will, on every occasion, be obtained prior to a child’s photograph being taken to appear in any newspaper/media or external publication, including the service’s newsletter, publications and website.
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHER ENGAGED BY THE SERVICE
A photographer may be engaged by the service to take individual and/or group photographs of children. Information will be provided in written form to parents/guardians prior to the event, and will include the date and the photographer’s details
PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOS TAKEN BY STUDENTS ON PLACEMENT:
Students at the service may take photographs/videos of children as part of their placement requirements.
ACCESS TO PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOS:
Access to any photographs or videos, like other personal information, is set out in the service’s Privacy and Confidentiality Policy, which is displayed at the service and available on request.